Web Design | GI Web Development

BUILDING BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED, MODERN WEBSITES

With over 20 years of experience designing and building websites, I strive to create websites that not only look good and run well, but that also give you every possible advantage; providing you with a smart and effective online presence that will boost your business, help you to achieve your goals and enable you to connect with your visitors and customers.

From fully-featured ecommerce storefronts to small personal blogs and everything in-between, I am ready to work with you to create a site that will meet your requirements.

FULLY-FEATURED WEBSITES

Standard websites I create include (but are not limited to):

Ecommerce

If you have products or services to sell, a website is one of the most cost-effectice ways to not only promote what you have on offer to potential customers, but also to provide a seamless, user-friendly way for them to make purchases as well. Common features of an ecommerce site include a shopping basket and checkout, as well as easy integration with popular third party payment processors such as WorldPay, Stripe and PayPal.

Business Site

In a world where most people spend several hours a day online, it is more important than ever for your business, project or organization to have its own domain and website. In addition to strengthening your brand, having a website for your business lets others know what your business does and provides a way for potential customers, advertisers and partners to contact you. You can also use it to post updates, sell products and much more besides.

Brochure Site

Getting your business online is important, however it is not always necessary to have a complex, feature-rich website if your main goal is to simply establish an online presence. A brochure website is essentially a more simplified business site which provides a few pages detailing what your business does as well as contact details so that potential customers can get in touch.

Blog Site

Blogs have become incredibly popular over the last few years and serve as a way for individuals, as well as businesses, groups and organizations, to write and publish articles, updates and information. From a travel writer documenting their adventures to a major corporation writing about the latest technology trends, blogs are the perfect way to connect with an audience and keep them up-to-date on what's happening.

Portfolio Site

If you are an artist, designer, photographer, writer or creator who is looking to showcase your work, a portfolio site is one of the best ways to do this. By providing an easy-to-browse gallery of your work online, you not only provide potential customers (or employers) with a demonstration of what you can do, but also establish a web presence through which others can contact you about your work.

Other Sites

Above I've listed a few of the more common types of websites I've worked on, however this is by no means an exhaustive list. In addition to these, there are magazine sites, news sites, social media sites, forums, entertainment sites, educational sites and many more. If you need a website but aren't sure what features it should have, please get in touch and I'll be happy to discuss the options with you.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

The websites I create include a whole host of optional features such as:

Content Management System

Once your site has gone live, a content management system such as WordPress can provide you with an easy way to edit, remove and add content through a back-end login that comes complete with a wide selection of features and plug-in enhancements. I can also create bespoke plug-ins and other features specific to the needs of your site and business to help make your life easier.

Interactive Elements and Community Features

Improve the appearance and functionality of your site with a range of interactive elements including sliders, polls, animations, comment systems, support ticket systems, live chat and much more besides. I can create and implement a wide range of attractive features to make your site pop and keep visitors engaged. I can even set up a fully-fledged forum system to enable you to build an entire community on your site.

Shopping Cart and Payment System Integration

If you have products or services to sell, I can build a shopping cart system directly into your site as well as integrate one of a number of popular payment systems so that your visitors can get the full online shopping experience. If you have products for sale in Amazon or other online stores, I can also integrate product links directly onto your site so that your visitors can purchase them.

Visitor Statistics and Bespoke Back-End Tools

When I build your site, I can set up Google Analytics and/or other traffic analysis tools so that you can learn about your visitors and their behavior when they browse your site. I can also build any number of bespoke tools and utilities that you can access to help you manage your data, perform custom calculations, create backups, add/edit/remove content and much, much more.

Countless Additional Features...

The features mentioned above only scratch the surface, if there is anything else you need that is not mentioned here, please get in touch and I will be happy to discuss it.

And don't forget that I also offer a range of web development services for existing websites as well as maintenance services to help you keep your site running smoothly well into the future.

MY PROCESS - HOW I BUILD YOUR SITE

Your project is in good hands - here's how I handle things:

For the first step of the process, I will produce a mock-up design of your new site based on your requirements. I will work with you and adjust the design as needed so that you are entirely happy with it before I go ahead and start building it.
The second step will see me construct a working prototype website based on the agreed upon designs. The prototype will be accessible for you to view at a password-protected URL on my own development server, so that you can provide feedback and I can tweak things as needed.
Once the design is built, the third step will be to populate the design with content that is either supplied by you or created by me depending on what has been agreed beforehand. I will also put together any interactive elements, back-end tools and other features at this stage to produce a fully working and populated site.
Once you are happy with the site, the next step will be to fully test the site before launching it on the live server. I can also help you to register a domain and set up hosting, so you won't need to worry about the technical side of the launch. Once the site is launched and everything is working as it should, I can also help answer any questions about the running of the site, plus I can set up a maintenance plan for ongoing updates if required.

WEBSITE DESIGN